In August, 1624, Champlain made arrangements for revisiting France, where
fresh dissensions had arisen in regard to the company's rights and
privileges. His chief purpose was to again urge at home an appeal for a
more generous support in behalf of his undertakings. The Recollets, also,
having found themselves utterly unequal to the occupation of their
immense and constantly increasing field of missionary work, had
determined to appeal for aid to some of the religious communities of
France, and, with this view, deputed Sagard and a priest to sail for
Europe in the suite of the Governor.
Before his departure Champlain nominated the younger De Caen commandant
at Quebec during his absence, and gave instructions that the works in
progress should be prosecuted with the utmost vigor, especially the
completion of the Fort St. Louis.
These preparations being made, he set sail on August 15, 1624,
accompanied by his wife and the two Recollet deputies.
Champlain, having accomplished all that seemed at that time attainable in
France, returned to Quebec in the summer of 1626, accompanied by the
priest Le Caron, and his brother-in-law, Boulle, as his lieutenant.
He found the works scarcely advanced beyond the condition in which he had
left them two years before. His people also were in a somewhat enfeebled
condition.
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